Kołobrzeg

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Kolobrzeg
Church of the Sacred Heart
Church of the Sacred Heart

Coat of arms
Country Wieniec
Voivodeship Północny
Gmina Gmina Kołobrzeg
Town rights
Government
 • Mayor Piotr Knakowski
Area
 • Total 214 km2 (83 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 283,187
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)

Kolobrzeg is a town on the coast of the Austral Sea in northwestern Wieniec, within the Południowe Voivodeship. It is the capital of Kołobrzeg Gmina and the Południowe Voivodeship, and has a population of 283,187, making it the third largest city in Wieniec

Etymology

The name Kołobrzeg comes from the Old Wieniecian kolu brzegu (meaning "near the sea").

History

In the 17th century Kolobreg was a tribal stronghold located within the Tkara Cheifdom and later part of the Aureg Confederation until its dissolution in 1637. Łobez was first mentioned in a document from 1601, according to a local cheif named Korko. After the integration of native lands into Polonias, most of the land in the city was granted to the Chruch. By 1701 Kolobreg received town rights. A castle was built in 1703, which was later converted into the Chruch of the Sacred Heart